Cotton chopper and cultivator.



G. D. FARGASON.

COTTON CHOPPER AND GULTIVATOR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16, 1911,

1,029,282, Patented June 11, 912.

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UN 1T SATES PTENT OFFICE.

GREEN D. FARGASON, OF CAMP HILL, ALABAMA.

COTTON CHOPPER AND CULTIVATOR.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GREEN D. FARGASON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Camp Hill, in the county of Tallapoosa and State of Alabama,have invented a new and useful Cotton Chopper and Cultivator, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in cotton choppers andcultivators, the objects of which are first, to provide a cheap andeffective cotton chopper and cultivator which can be attached to anyordinary plow beam, second, to provide a cotton chopper and cultivatorwhich can be adjusted to suit different distances apart of the cottonrows, and different distances apart ofthe cotton stalks in the saidrows, third, to pro-- vide a cotton chopper and cultivator so designedas to chop one row, or two rows at the same time. I attain these andother objects by the mechanism shown in the accompanying drawing, whichforms a part of this specification and which delineates the preferredform of my invention, although it is obvious that I can make variouschanges in the dimensions and other minor details without departing fromthe spirit of my invention.

Referring more particularly to the drawing: Figure 1 is a plan view withthe hoes on one side partly broken away; Fig. 2, is a side elevationwith the plow handles broken away; Fig. 3, is a back end elevation withthe handles removed.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout all views.

1 is the beam of an ordinary plow, 2 is a holder which is adjustably andremovably attached to the beam 1, and is provided at its lower end, oneach side, with an elongated. slot 8, for the purpose of adjustablyattaching the driving wheels 4 and the cam wheels 5, the said holder 2is provided at its top end with means for engaging, and firmly holdingthe rod 6, which is held at Each end of the said rod 6 is provided witha fulcrum 7 which is adjustable in a longitudinal direction, for thepurpose of adapting Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 16, 1911.

Patented June 11, 1912.

Serial No. 633,532.

the device to chop cotton rows of varying distances apart. The saidfulcrum 7 is adapted to pivotally engage a second rod 8, which is heldat right angles to the said rod (3, and is prevented from getting out ofplace by suitable collars 9, each of the said rods 8 carry hoe levers10, which are adjustably secured, to allow the cotton to be leftstanding at varying distances apart in the rows. The said hoe levers 10are provided with suitably shaped double pointed hoes 11. which aremoved in a transverse direction by means of the horizontal member 12,one end of which is longitudinally slotted for the purpose of adjustmentand secured to the lever 13, the other end also has a longitudinal slot16, which allows the said horizontal member 12 to slide back and forthon a pin 17, engaged by the hanger 18, the said lever 13 engaging therod 8, the other end of the said horizontal member 12 engaging a zigzagchannel 141 in the wheels 5, by means of the pin 15.

The operation of the machine is as follows: As the device is drawn overthe ground the driving wheels 4 will impart motion to the channeledwheels 5 and the pin 15, which follows the zigzag channel 14: andengages the horizontal lever 12, which also engages the vertical hoelever 10, will cause the said hoe lever 10 to reciprocate in atransverse direct-ion as the machine moves in a longitudinal direction,which causes the hoes 11 to cut out a part of the cotton and cultivatethe other.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is- In a cotton chopper and cultivator, thecombination of a plow beam, driving wheels adjustably and removablyattached thereto,

a metal bar mounted transversely of the beam of the said plow, othermetal bars mounted pivotally and transversely of the first named metalbar and carrying vertical levers adjustably mounted thereon, doublepointed hoeing members firmly secured to the end of the said verticallevers, wheels having zigzag channels in their peripheries GREEN D.FARGASON.

and attached to the aforementioned driving Wheels, with means forconnecting the said vertical levers to the said zigzag channeled Wheelsin such a manner as to cause a reciprocating transverse motion of thesaid vertical levers, substantially as shown and described.

WVitnesses:

LUTHER LAND, C. L. CHESTER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

